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ancient America

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a narrow land bridge is called isthmus
warm and rainy areas are called tropical
ancient civilizations arose in North America in a region called meso-america
areas of dense jungles are found in the Yucatan Peninsula
cutting down a forest and burning it is called slash-and-burn agriculture
a temple was built in a culture known as the Chavin
the Chavin also embroidered images into woven cloth called textiles
after the decline of the Chavin one culture that rose in Peru was the Nazca
underground water sources are called aquifers
while the Nazca rose on the southern coast of Peru, the _______ rose on the northern coast Moche
the first civilization in the meso-america Olmec
a culture that influence others is called the Mother culture
as the Olmec declined the ______ began to develop in present-day Mexico Maya
a type of corn maize
carved stone slaps are called steles
the writing the Maya used was called glyphs
bark-paper book is called a codex
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